Cuisine:

• French
• Bistro
• Bar
• Coffee Houses

Rive Gauche Cafe Description:
One of the most enduring French cafés on Ventura Boulevard, Rive Gauche is a casually comfortable meeting place with the faint aura of a country auberge. Its bungalow dining room is quaint and charming, the brick patio is ideal for weekend brunches, and a separate bar across the courtyard is a fine place to enjoy a kir royale or Alsatian beer while watching a televised soccer game. During the day, the food is simple café-style French: quiches, crêpes and a variety of salads. At night, the cooking ranges from basic bistro dishes to more sophisticated items like roasted duck à l'orange, poached salmon bathed in a light Dijon mustard sauce or chicken à la forestière topped with a molten hunk of Roquefort. A relatively unambitious yet highly affordable wine list complements the fare, which might conclude with a nicely caramelized tarte Tatin or chocolate crème brûlée.


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